Name: Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Brand: Sony
SKU: 2397
Rating: 4.2 (9 reviews)

solid and well-built
make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
quality

slightly pared down from its original design following an
Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
lost photos due to a corrupted memory card

Sensor type: CCD
Sensor size: 6.17x4.55 mm
Effective pixels: 16 Mpx
Max resolution: 4608, 3456 px
Maximum aperture: 3.2
Autofocus: Centre weighted Auto Focus, Face detection, Face tracking, Multi Point Auto Focus, Tracking Auto Focus
Screen size: 6.7 in
Touch screen: no

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 - Pros & Cons

solid and well-built
make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
quality
portability
and varied shooting options
great versatility and excellent color and tonality
Very compact (and solidly built
compact
stylish
and ready to go anywhere
excellent portability and new manual exposure control option
impressive speed and resolution
quick on the draw and easy to hold
battery life on this camera is pretty good
It also has reasonable heft for better handholding of shots
appears well-built and its lens mechanism is impressively fast
The flash is very powerful and rated out to almost 15 feet
this camera works beautifully
It feels substantial
is easy to operate and takes very good images
The mostly metal camera has a very nice feel
Optical stabilization helps pictures come out sharp
it has a reasonably useful ISO sensitivity range of 100 to 3
200 equivalents
picture quality and portability

slightly pared down from its original design following an
Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
Slight tendency towards warm casts
optical viewfinder was a little tight
Image noise somewhat higher than average
Picture Package software is just plain awful
poor software
they can only be recorded in Mono
focusing can be a bit squirrelly in certain lighting conditions
digital cameras are not replacements for camcorders
Sony W710 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
Does the Sony W710 have Weather Sealing
Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder
lack of speed is very noticeable shutter lag
the menu itself is very sluggish and suffers from poor design
there's no form of mechanical image stabilization
Maximum aperture is quite dim
a barrier it just scrapes beneath
not have a microphone and / or headphone socket
RAW photos are not supported so you have less margin for error
720p is terrible for today's standards
as a landscape camera is just not very good within the current market

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Screen size	6.7 in Best: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 Screen size: 6.7 in
ISO maximum	3200 Best: Pentax KP ISO maximum: 819200
Effective pixels	16 Mpx Best: Hasselblad H6D-100c Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
Max resolution	4608 x 3456 px Best: Leica M11 Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Sony - Video Reviews (4)

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 16.1 Megapixel Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD Screen

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 - Full Specifications

Sensor type	CCD
Sensor size	0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors	16.0 Mpx
Effective pixels	16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h	4:3 16:9
Max resolution	4608 x 3456 px
Other resolutions	4608x2592 3648x2736 2592x1944 1920x1080 640x480

Optical zoom	5.0 x
Digital zoom	20.0 x
Minimum aperture	3.2
Maximum aperture	3.2
Focal length equiv	28 - 140
Focus adjustment	Auto
Contrast adjustment	no
Saturation adjustment	no
Brightness adjustment	yes
Autofocus	Centre weighted Auto Focus Face detection Face tracking Multi Point Auto Focus Tracking Auto Focus
Manual focus	No
Macro focus range	3.94 in
Image stabiliser	Electronic
Filter thread	no
Folded optics	no
Filter diameter	1.18 in

Shooting modes	Auto Movie Program
Minimum shutter speed	2.0 s
Maximum shutter speed	1.0 s
Shutter priority	no
Aperture priority	no
Manual exposure mode	no
Exposure compensation plus	2
Exposure compensation minus	-2
Expousure compensation steps	1/3
Continuous shooting	yes
Self-timer delay	2 10
Histogram	no
WB Bracketing	No
Subject / scene modes	yes
Built-in flash	yes
Flash range	2.8
Flash modes	Auto
External flash	no
Continuous drive	1.0 fps
Scene modes	Beach Night Night portrait Panorama Snow Landscape
Self-timer	yes
Metering modes	Multi Center-weighted Spot
3D support	yes
Manual settings	no
Self-timer options	2 10
Face detection	yes

Built-in microphone	yes
Microphone type	Mono
Speaker type	Mono
Audio system	Mono

Weight	3.46 oz
Width	3.82 in
Height	2.17 in
Depth	0.79 in

Power source type	Battery
Battery life (CIPA)	220
Battery life (max)	1.8 h
Battery technology	Lithium
Battery capacity	630.0 mAh
Rechargeable battery	yes
Battery voltage	3.6 V
Number of batteries supported	1
AC adapter included	yes

Timelapse recording	no
GPS	no
Orientation sensor	yes
Energy Star certified	no
On Screen Display (OSD) languages	BUL CZE DAN DEU DUT ENG ESP FIN FRE GRE HUN ITA NOR POL POR RUM SWE TUR
Image editing modes	Rotating Trimming

ISO	100 200 400 800 1600 3200
ISO Auto	yes
ISO minimum	80
ISO maximum	3200
Maximum image resolution	4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets	6
White balance modes	Auto Cloudy Daylight Flash Fluorescent Incandescent
Custom white balance	yes
Supported image file formats	JPG
Image stabilizer	yes
Image stabilization type	Optical
Supported aspect ratios	4:3 16:9
Uncompressed format	No

Screen size	6.7 in
Articulated LCD	no
Screen technology	LCD
Screen dots	230000
Touch screen	no
Field of view	100.0 %
Live view	yes
Viewfinder	None
Second display	no

Maximum resolution	1280 x 720 px
Video recording	yes
Recording resolutions	320 x 240 640 x 480 1280 x 720
HD type	HD
Supported video file formats	AVI
Camera playback	Movie Single image Slide show
Max frame rate (highest resolution)	30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate	30.0 fps

Body type	Compact
Colour of product	Black Pink Silver
Environmentally sealed	no

Compatible memory cards	MS Duo MS Pro Duo MS PRO Duo Mark 2 MS Pro-HG Duo SD SDHC
Memory slots	1
Storage types	SD SDHC SDXC Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick Pro Duo Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system	DCF DPOF 1.1

HDMI	no
USB version	2.0
Remote control	No
PictBridge	no
NFC	no
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)	no
AV output	yes

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 Sony - Editorial Reviews (4)

Digital Trends

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